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Presented at the AAFS 63 rd Annual Meeting February 25, 2011

Presented at the AAFS 63 rd Annual Meeting February 25, 2011. Jody Wolf, MS, MBA Marna McLendon JD, MFS. How did this start?. Arizona Forensic Services Advisory Committee. Arizona Attorney General Recommended from DNA Committee Chair – Judge Ron Reinstein. AZ FAC Composition.

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Presented at the AAFS 63 rd Annual Meeting February 25, 2011

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  1. Presented at the AAFS 63rd Annual MeetingFebruary 25, 2011 Jody Wolf, MS, MBA Marna McLendon JD, MFS

  2. How did this start?

  3. Arizona Forensic Services Advisory Committee • Arizona Attorney General • Recommended from DNA Committee • Chair – Judge Ron Reinstein

  4. AZ FAC Composition • ALL Arizona crime lab directors • Law Enforcement – Dept. of Public Safety, Sheriff and Police • Prosecution • Justice Project • Medical Examiner • Staffed by Attorney General and Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

  5. AZ FAC Education Committee • Chair – Attorney General Prosecutor • Phoenix PD Crime Lab • AZ Dept. of Public Safety • ACJC

  6. Academy Board • Members of Education Committee • AZ Attorney General’s Office • Dept. of Public Safety Crime Laboratory • Phoenix Police Crime Laboratory • Medical Examiner • Director of Arizona Prosecutor’s Association • Defense Bar Training Coordinator

  7. Planning Effort • Did we have all the right people? • Who would be our class? • How large? • Where to hold? • What cost? • Who would be the faculty? • What agency would administer? • How would communication occur? • Textbook?

  8. Planning Effort Cont. • Took 6 months • Board Meetings once a month • Email communication • Timeline • 3 months out: Announcement • 2 months out: Notifications Made to Attendees • 1 month out: Tuition Payments Due

  9. Important Considerations • Continuing Education Credits for attendees • Equal Opportunity for both prosecution and defense • Involvement of the Judges • Interactive Curriculum • Length of Academy & Schedule

  10. Materials • Binder • Presenter Hand-outs • Topic Articles • Text • Safferstein: Introduction to Criminalistics, 10th Ed. • Reference Materials • Predicate Questions • Executive Summary of NAS Report • Research on Forensic Science on the Internet (Cynthia Holt) • Joe Bono’s Article: Forensic Science Needs a Lot Less Finger-Pointing and a Lot More Solutions • Glossary of Terms

  11. Curriculum • Scientific Foundation • Forensic Disciplines • Interactive Team Presentations • Tours and Hands-on Practical Exercises

  12. Curriculum Cont. • Scientific Foundation • NAS Report and Panel Discussion • Scientific Method • Daubert in Arizona

  13. Curriculum Cont. • Forensic Disciplines • Crime Scene Response • Forensic Biology/DNA • Toxicology • Controlled Substances • Firearms • Trace • Arson • Trace • Questioned Documents • Latent Prints • Death Investigation • Digital Forensics

  14. Curriculum Cont. • Team Presentations • Moot Courts on Forensic Disciplines • Prosecution & Defense Teams • Fact Pattern: Scenario, Evidence, Results • Judges • Debrief

  15. Curriculum Cont. • Tours and Hands-on Practical Exercises • Phoenix Police Crime Laboratory • Maricopa County Medical Examiner • AZ Dept. Of Public Safety Crime Laboratory* • AZ Computer Forensic Laboratory* • National Clearing House for Science, Technology, and the Law • Book Fair *Virtual Tours

  16. Where are we now? • Just finished Week 6 • NAS, Scientific Method, CSR, Forensic Biology/DNA, Team Presentation, PPD Tour • Successes: • Presenters, Participation, Tour • Opportunities for Improvement: • Team Presentation

  17. Looking to the Future… • Evaluations • Reporting back to AZ FAC • Next Academy • Expanding across the State

  18. Thank you!!! Jody Wolf jody.wolf@phoenix.gov Marna McLendon marnamc@cox.net

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